Your gift to the Hopi Education Endowment Fund demonstrates your commitment to supporting and empowering Hopi students in their educational journey. By providing them with financial assistance, you allow them to improve their livelihoods and share their talents, knowledge, and wisdom with their communities, improving the lives of Hopi students both today and in the future.
Over the past 25 years, more than 600 students have received their Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees in a variety of fields. The impact these students have extends beyond the achievement an education provides in terms of self-sufficiency, but inspires their loved ones, families, and community. Join us by making a gift to the HEEF.
Consider taking a close look at the different ways you can give below.
Seeds 4 HEEF Monthly Giving Program
Download the Seeds enrollment form, fill it out and fax or mail back to us, or enroll online via our PayPal option.
via PayPal
Make a one-time Donation
Your one-time donation is a powerful act of support for the education of the students of the Hopi Tribe. It is a celebration of cultural resilience.
Yes, I want to support the educational endeavors of the Hopi people.
Gift of Stock
To make a gift of stock or mutual fund to the Hopi Education Endowment Fund (HEEF), please follow the button and instructions below.
Other Various Areas Your Donation Can Help
The Hopi people have long valued education. When Oraibi Chief, Looloma returned from Washington D.C. in 1880, he stressed to his people the importance of learning the ways of the white man to ensure their survival as Hopi, both as a nation and a culture.
Today, the Hopi people recognize that an education can help promote their nation-building efforts and protect their unique cultural identity and practices as they face twenty-first-century challenges. To help achieve this, the Hopi Education Endowment Fund (HEEF) was established to ensure that educational opportunities will always be available to Hopi students. You can help the Hopi people by planting a seed that will help to grow the fund to support education opportunities for current and future generations.
Louis Tewanima Scholarship
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Louis Tewanima is a famed Hopi runner, who is most famous for winning the Silver Medal in the 10,000-meter Track and Field event in the 1912 Olympics. Tewanima’s legacy is still influential in Hopi villages today. The Louis Tewanima Footrace is a long-standing running event, which honors the legacy of Tewanima. Hosted in the village of Songopavi, the race attracts runners from all over the world.
The Louis Tewanima Foundation in partnership with the HEEF is creating a scholarship for incoming Freshman attending an accredited university, which will be called the Louis Tewanima Scholarship.
IMAGINE Grants
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The Hopi Education Endowment Fund (HEEF) aims to support educational projects that are geared toward serving Hopi communities. In 2004, it was decided to create a funding source to assist organizations and their educational projects to ensure their effectiveness. Innovative, Motivating, Accessible, Grassroots, Inspiring, Non-Profit, and Everyone (IMAGINE) became the name of this special grant.
IMAGINE Grants are made available annually for local programs that serve Hopi community members in some educational and cultural capacity. Since then, we have awarded almost $300,000 in IMAGINE Grants helping programs that were focused on the Hopi language, Hopi culture, agricultural practices, youth programs, elderly programs, sacred site preservation, etc.
In Honor of a Graduate
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Graduation is the finish line for a student’s educational journey. It can also be the starting point for a prosperous and successful life.
We celebrate the accomplishments of our students who are graduating from college, high school, or vocational school. Make a donation to honor a student who has accomplished the amazing feat of graduating.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about the various ways to give, or if you would rather donate by phone or mail, please contact the Hopi Education Endowment Fund: Email us at heef@hopieducationfund.org | 928-734-2275
